PDP govs call for transparency in revenue sharing

The Peoples Democratic Party Governors’ Forum has urged the Federal Government to improve transparency in revenue allocation between the federal, state and local governments.

This was among the resolution reached at the end of the forum’s monthly meeting held in Jalingo, Taraba State n Friday.

In a communique read by the Chairman of the forum and Governor of Bauchi State, Bala Mohammed, expressed worry over the Federal Government’s failure to clearly differentiate between federal revenue and revenue that accrues to the federation.

The governors accused the Accountant General of the Federation of bias toward the Federal Government.

They called for the separation of the offices of the Accountant General of the Federation and the Accountant General of the Federal Government, which would help to ensure that the federation’s revenue was managed independently and in line with constitutional provisions.

“The forum notes with concern, the refusal of the Federal Government to distinguish between the Federal Government of Nigeria’s revenue and revenue accruing to the federation which must be allocated in accordance with extant laws.

“We call on the Federal Ministry of Finance and the Accountant General of the Federation to be more transparent in obeying the law, particularly Section 162 (1) (2) (3). And equally, call on the Accountant General of the Federation to stop behaving like the Accountant General of the Federal Government and to exercise her role in line with the constitution.

“We call for the separation of the office of the Accountant General of the Federation and that of the Accountant General of the Federal Government of Nigeria,” the PDP governors said.

The governors expressed relief over the end of the #EndBadGovernance protests and praised PDP governors for the manner they handled the situation, which stopped hoodlums from hijacking the protests.

While criticising the Federal Government’s response to the protests, the forum accused the Federal Government of using blackmail instead of addressing the underlying economic and social issues, and called on President Bola Tinubu to restrain his officials from engaging in blame games that target state governments.